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I would like to be someone who can invest 100% in equities and not sweat it.
I sweat it, in spite of myself.
Can't help it.
Sorry if that anxiety led me to misread or misinterpret your post.
No worries. But remember, this is not a race. You be you. The only good strategy has to be one you can execute. What works for me doesn't necessarily work for someone else, but that doesn't stop you from asking questions and pulling ideas from someone else that you execute in your own style.
There are many ways to mitigate risks, and many ways in which risk presents itself that is not always prominently considered. Always best to have a survivability plan in place for any market. You can come back from a down market if you haven't overextended yourself with shorts and margin, causing your loan to be pulled and shares to be sold without you having a choice in the matter.
IP,
a very vanilla investor, who prefers the downside of a purchase to be limited to what she paid for it
